Improvement in bed-lounges



UNITED STATES JOHN HOEY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BED-LOUNGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,252, dated October27,1874 application filed August 26, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN HOEY, of San Francisco city and county, Stateof California, have invented an Improved Bed-Lounge; and I do herebydeclare the following description and accompanying drawings aresufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to whichit most nearly 'appertains to make and use my said invention orimprovement without further invention or experiment.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of lounges in whichthe back of the lounge is hinged to the seat, so that it can be turnedback, when it is desired to convert the lounge into a bed, until itsupper or upholstered surface is on a level with the seat.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A is the seat, B the back, and Gthe cylindrical arm, of a lounge. The back B is hinged to the'rear edgeof the seat, so that it can be let fall backward until its upholsteredsurface is level with the seat. It is evident that, when the seat andback are thus hinged together, a triangular notch will be left at thefoot of the lounge when the back stands upright. To fill this notch andsupport the back, when it stands upright, I secure the corner of ablock, cl, by means of a hinge, to the bottom of seat, so that it can beturned up into the notch, and be secured by a hook, e, or equivalentfastening, to the back at the diagonal corner, thus filling out thecorner, and completing the angle. By ornamenting this block tocorrespond with the molding or frames of the seat and back its presencewill scarcely be noticed.

In order to secure the back B more securely in its upright position, Iextend one of the supporting-slats f of the bottom A out'below the loweredge of the back near each end of the lounge, and binge a block, 9, toits end, so that the blocks can be turned up against the lower edge ofthe back when it stands upright, and serve as a brace or leg to keep itin place. When the back is to be let down, these blocks and also thecorner blocks d are will form a cylinder.

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turned down under the lounge out of the way, and, when the back B hasassumed a horizontal position, its inner edge will rest upon theextended ends of the slats f, While the outside edge will be supportedby folding legs, (not shown.)

The cylindrical arm or pillow 0 consists of two semi-cylinders, the rearedges of their plane sides being hinged together, so that, when the twoparts are folded together, they When the back of the lounge is let down,so as to form a bed, the upper half of this cylinder is folded back, so

as to lie across the end of the lowered or horizontal back, thusproviding a pillow, and as the line of division of the cylinder is at anangle to the plane of the bed, each half will have the properinclination for a pillow. In front of the closed cylinder I secure anupright circular plate, J, which fits against the end of the cylinder orpillow when it is closed. This plate is made in one solid piece, andfixed in place, so that the end of the upper half of the cylindrical armor cushion will fold down close This plate is ornamented on its front,so as to give the arm a neat appearance.

I am aware that a cylindrical arm or pillow and ornamental face-platehas been used heretofore; but the face plate was divided the same as thecylinders, and the cushion folded over to the front.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

In combination with a lounge, having the backB arranged to turn downinto a horizontal position, the hinged block cl and hook e,substantially as and for the purpose above described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal.

JOHN HOEY. [L. s.]

